IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management

The IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management is made up of three Modules:
Module 1: Fundamentals of sustainability, business and governance
Implications of global trends for the environment, society, the economy and for organisations and the role of an environment/sustainability professional in overcoming these challenges
Sustainable business/governance models and principles
Module 2: Environmental principles, policy and legislation
Environmental principles
Major policy and legislation
Module 3: Environmental management/assessment tools and skills
Major tools, techniques, systems and practices to develop sustainable products and services and improve sustainability performance
The role of innovation in developing sustainable products, services and solutions
Data collection, critical analysis and information reporting to inform decision making
Problem identification and opportunity assessment for delivery of innovative and sustainable products and services
Effective communications
Stakeholder identification and engagement
Tools, techniques, systems and practices to identify opportunities and risks
Project and programme delivery to achieve performance improvements
Implementing change and transformation
Assessment

The IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management is assessed by:

Assignments for each module – these are set by IEMA but marked by RRC
An assessment of competence – this is a practical application (this forms Module 4 of the programme) and is submitted to IEMA for marking. It can only be submitted after all the other modules have been successfully completed.